Absolve and Kill

Absolve

Absolve verb - To free from a charge of wrongdoing.

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Kill and absolve are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Absolve".

Nearby Words: absolution, absolving

Kill verb - To deprive of life.

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Absolve and kill are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Absolve" instead a verb "Kill".

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

character	absolve character	kill character
people	absolve people	kill people
wife	absolve wife	kill wife
someone	absolve someone	kill someone
Other words: characters, demons.

Agent Mulder: Dammers is somehow convinced that Frank is using his powers to kill people by stopping their hearts and then summons an image of The Grim Reaper to absolve himself of guilt.

Source: Film / The Frighteners
Kilgrave tries to absolve himself from the above murder by saying that all he ordered Jessica to do was 'take care of her', Jessica was the one who interpreted that as a kill order.

Source: Reality Ensues / Live-Action TV
Invulnerable Attack: Enemies will still try to attack Dante during a grab, but as long as you have started the kill animation — as opposed to still mulling whether to Punish or Absolve — any attack that is not another grab will just pass harmlessly through him.

Source: Video Game / Dante's Inferno

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